After the heavily distorted bass and doomsday church organ of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's debut album, the exhilarating prog rock of epic proportions on Tarkus, and the violent removal of the sacred aura of classical tunes on Pictures at an Exhibition, Trilogy, ELP's fourth album, features the trio settling down in more crowd-pleasing pastures.
Actually, the group was gaining in maturity what they lost in raw energy.
Every track on this album has been carefully thought, arranged, and performed to perfection, a process that also included some form of sterilization.
Greg Lake's acoustic ballad "From the Beginning" put the group on the charts for a second time.
The adaptation of Aaron Copland's "Hoedown" also yielded a crowd-pleaser.
Prog rock fans had to satisfy themselves with the three-part "The Endless Enigma" and "Trilogy," both very strong but paced compositions.
By 1972, Eddie Offord's recording and producing techniques had reached a peak.
He provided a lush, comfy finish to the album that made it particularly suited for living-room listening and the FM airwaves.
Yet the material lacks a bit of excitement.
Trilogy still belongs to ELP's classic period and should not be overlooked.
For newcomers to prog rock it can even make a less-menacing point of entry.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FugueKeith Emerson | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Play | 01:56 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 2 | From the BeginningGreg Lake | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | The SheriffKeith Emerson, Greg Lake | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | HoedownAaron Copland | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | TrilogyKeith Emerson, Greg Lake | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Play | 08:50 | 20 MB | 62 MB |
| 6 | Living SinKeith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer, Palmer | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Abaddon's BoleroKeith Emerson | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Play | 08:06 | 18 MB | 53 MB |
| 8 | The Endless Enigma, Part 1 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Play | 06:38 | 15 MB | 40 MB |
| 9 | The Endless Enigma, Part 2 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 42 mins | 96 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 281 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Copland | Composer |
| 2 | Keith Emerson | Composer, Hammond B3, Mini Moog, Moog Synthesizer, Piano |
| 3 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Arranger, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Greg Lake | Bass, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Lyricist, Producer, Vocals |
| 5 | Palmer | Composer |
| 6 | Carl Palmer | Composer, Percussion |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |